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Presby Gardens Celebrates National Public Gardens Day
3,000 iris varieties on display at Upper Montclair celebration attended by county executive, dignitaries.
More than 14,000 irises were on display Friday, May 10 at Upper Montclair’s Essex County Presby Memorial Iris Gardens at a celebration of National Public Gardens Day attended by Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and other dignitaries.
The iris garden features approximately 3,000 varieties of the flower. More than 100,000 blooms are on display during the peak of the season, running from May 10 through June 5.
Among the dignitaries joining DiVincenzo were Essex County Presby Memorial Iris Gardens Executive Director Linda Sercus, Iris Gardens Citizens Committee President Nancy Skjeis-Lawes and Essex County Parks Director Daniel K. Salvante.
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